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VAN BUREN CONTINUES DEFENSIVE SUCCESS AGAINST FORT SMITH SOUTHSIDE \| VAN BUREN -- For a third consecutive week holding its opponent to a season-low point total, Van Bure... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - HAROLD MCLLVAIN\| 10/21/2025
POINTERS COME OUT ON TOP AGAINST THE MAVERICKS \| On Friday October 17th, 2025 the Van Buren Pointers took on the Southside Mavericks at Blakemore Fie... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - PRESTON BROWN\| 10/17/2025
VARSITY FOOTBALL ADDS ANOTHER WIN TO THE RECORD \| On October 10th, 2025 The Bird Dogs came out on top underneath the Friday Night Lights while playing... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - PRESTON BROWN\| 10/10/2025
VAN BUREN JV FOOTBALL SECURES WIN OVER ALMA \| On Monday October 6th, 2025 The Van Buren JV Football Team took on the Alma Airedales and took the w... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - PRESTON BROWN\| 10/7/2025
VARSITY FOOTBALL TAKES HOME ANOTHER WIN \| Friday October 3rd, 2025 the Van Buren Pointers took on Siloam Springs Panthers on their Homecoming ... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - PRESTON BROWN\| 10/6/2025

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HOMECOMING VICTORY \| VAN BUREN -- With the game on the line Friday night at Blakemore Field, Van Buren turned to sophomor... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 9/30/2025
RAISE THE BAR NATIONAL RECORD BELONGS TO VAN BUREN \| In the 21-year history of the Great American Rivalry Series, the Van Buren vs Alma matchup was selec... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 8/30/2025
THE BONE STAYS HOME - 3-PEAT \| Another Pointer vs Airedale Classic in the books! Van Buren makes it 3 in a row and 7 of the last ... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 8/30/2025
AUSTIN RIGGS - MVP \| In the 1st time ever Van Buren has been chosen for the National Great American Rivalry Series the MV... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 8/30/2025
‘BATTLE OF BONE’ PART OF AMERICAN RIVALRY SERIES \| VAN BUREN – Arkansas high school football teams opened fall camps across the state on Monday, the fi... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - LELAND BARCLAY \| 8/5/2025
CAMERON KELLER, VAN BUREN -- BOYS SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR \| River Valley spring athletes honored at Prep Rally Luncheon. Boys Scholar Athlete of the Year is Ca... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - GRAHAM THOMAS \| 6/17/2025
ELIJAH JOHNSON, VAN BUREN -- JIM ROWLAND LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR BOYS \| River Valley spring athletes honored at Prep Rally Luncheon. Elijah Johnson, Van Buren was selected... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - GRAHAM THOMAS \| 6/17/2025
5 POINTERS SIGN TO THE NEXT LEVEL \| Congrats to the following Pointer football players for signing their NLI to compete at the college l... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 2/11/2025
MANNING DODSON - ALL-CONFERENCE \| Congrats to Manning Dodson on being selected as All-Conference!... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 12/10/2024
JOHN MICHAEL FISHER - ALL-CONFERENCE \| Congrats to John Michael Fisher on being selected as All-Conference!... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 12/10/2024
CAMERON KELLER - ALL-STATE \| Congrats to Cameron Keller on being selected as All-State!... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 12/10/2024
TRENTON COOLEY - ALL-STATE \| Congrats to Trenton Cooley on being selected as All-State!... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 12/10/2024
ETHAN HURST - ALL-CONFERENCE \| Congrats to Ethan Hurst on being selected as All-Conference!... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 12/10/2024
AUSTIN RIGGS - ALL-CONFERENCE \| Congrats to Austin Riggs on being selected as All-Conference!... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 12/10/2024
DARREN MAYS - ALL-CONFERENCE \| Congrats to Darren Mays on being selected as All-Conference!... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 12/10/2024
ALEX WELBORN - ALL-STATE \| Congrats to Alex Welborn on being selected as All-State!... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 12/10/2024
ALL-TIME LEADING RUSHER IN VB HISTORY \| Cameron Keller breaks a 33 year old record vs Marion with 197 yards rushing! He passes Pointer grea... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 11/18/2024
COOLEY SETTING THE BAR HIGH \| Trenton Cooley has just about rewritten the Van Buren receiving record book. Following in the foots... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 11/18/2024
VAN BUREN TAKES CARE OF MARION \| MARION -- Van Buren had no intentions of leaving Marion without a playoff victory on Friday night. ... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - CHUCK LIVINGSTON SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE \| 11/18/2024
POINTERS HEADED BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS \| VAN BUREN – Trenton Cooley's record-breaking football career for the Pointers is winding down, and h... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - LELAND BARCLAY \| 11/14/2024
POINTERS DEFEAT SOUTHSIDE \| The Pointers got a big win on the road at FS Southside Friday night, 42-28! The Pointers enforced t... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 10/23/2024
POINTERS STORM BACK TO KEEP THE BONE \| The Bone Stayed Home... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - HAROLD MCLLVAIN \| 8/30/2024
BRYCE PERKINS NAMED ALL-STAR GAME MVP \| Bryce Perkins passed for 265 yards and two touchdowns on his way to winning football MVP of the Arka... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - PARKER ABLES \| 7/11/2024
BRYCE PERKINS SIGNS HIS NLI \| Congrats to Bryce Perkins who signed his NLI to continue his education and football career at Indepe... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 2/8/2024
HEADING TO THE PLAYOFFS \| The Pointer football team is headed to the playoffs as the 6 seed from the West. They will travel t... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER MEDIA \| 11/6/2023
POINTERS DEFEAT THE CYCLONES \| Another big win for the Pointers on Homecoming night as they defeated Russellville, 28-27! The Poin... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER NEWS \| 10/9/2023
BIG WIN FOR THE POINTERS \| The Pointers came out firing on all cylinders Friday night at Lake Hamilton. The Pointers had zero ... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER NEWS \| 10/2/2023
DR. JEFFCOAT HANDS THE BONE TO COACH HENRY \| In the 77th meeting between Van Buren and Alma, the Pointers come out on top in Mercy Rule fashion! ... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER NEWS \| 8/25/2023
CHI HENRY - ALL STAR MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER \| Congrats to former Pointer great Chi Henry, he was selected as the Offensive Player of the Game for ... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER NEWS \| 7/5/2023
MALACHI HENRY - FOOTBALL ALL-STAR \| Congrats to Chi Henry, football's human highlight film, who was selected for the 2023 Football All-S... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER NEWS \| 5/26/2023
VAN BUREN 1-0 IN CONFERENCE PLAY \| The Pointer football team still dealing with injuries came out last Friday hyped up and handed Green... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER NEWS \| 9/19/2022
DOMINIC GALVAN PATIENTLY POWERS THE RUNNING GAME FOR VAN BUREN FOR THE THIRD SEASON \| VAN BUREN — Being patient has paid off for Van Buren's Dominic Galvan. Galvan is a three-year sta... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - GEORGE MITCHELL \| 9/25/2021
PERKINS HELPS VAN BUREN PULL AWAY FROM ROGERS HERITAGE \| VAN BUREN -- Sophomore quarterback Bryce Perkins continues to surprise his Van Buren teammates and c... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - HAROLD MCILVAIN \| 9/14/2021
OWEN LEE BRINGS ENERGY TO VB FOOTBALL \| Van Buren defensive end Owen Lee sprinted to the other side of the field to help make a play Friday.... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - GEORGE MITCHELL \| 9/5/2021
BIG PLAYS FROM HENRY KEY IN VAN BUREN WIN \| Chi Henry heard the doubters about the Van Buren football team, which was picked to finish in the lo... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - BUCK RINGGOLD \| 9/1/2021
PHILLIPS, POINTERS GET NEW LIFE WITH PLAYOFF ROAD WIN \| QB accounts for 5 TDs in Van Buren’s 1st playoff win in 10 years Times Record Staff Though car... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - TIMES RECORD STAFF \| 11/18/2020
POINTERS OPEN PLAYOFFS WITH ROAD WIN \| https://www.swtimes.com/sports/20201115/pointers-open-playoffs-with-road-win... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - BUCK RINGGOLD \| 11/16/2020
POINTERS SACK RUSSELLVILLE \| https://www.swtimes.com/sports/20201004/pointers-sack-russellville... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - LELAND BARCLAY \| 10/5/2020
VAN BUREN FACES RUSSELLVILLE \| https://www.swtimes.com/sports/20201002/van-buren-faces-russellville... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - LELAND BARCLAY \| 10/2/2020
PHILLIPS COMMITS TO BLACK KNIGHTS \| Senior Pointer quarterback Gary Phillips announced via his twitter account on Monday (9/14/20), that... VIEW FULL ARTICLE - POINTER FOOTBALL \| 9/15/2020